![]() ![]() Howard was an able soldier, and was often employed in military operations. The couple had four children, none of whom survived to adulthood. On 4 February 1495 he married Anne (1475–1510), the fifth daughter of King Edward IV and the sister-in-law of King Henry VII. ![]() Howard's first marriage was politically advantageous. The family's titles were forfeited after the victory of King Henry VII at Bosworth. ![]() Both his father, then styled Earl of Surrey and his grandfather, John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk, fought for King Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth, in which the latter was killed. He was descended in the female line from Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, the third son of King Edward I. 1497), the daughter of Frederick Tilney and widow of Sir Humphrey Bourchier. Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, was the eldest son of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk (1443–1524), and his second wife, Elizabeth (d. ![]()
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